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Matadouro ASM
Spectators: 7392 (Terracing: 5546, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 147) Luo Ang Cheng made the kick off and thus started the match. Marcel Eger took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tiago Neves. Ponta da Praia FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Gláuber de Sousa fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ponta da Praia FC's protests and gave Gláuber de Sousa a yellow card for diving instead. Açougue Santa Maria made a substitution. Cauã Cosme replaced Carlos Ortiz. Luo Ang Cheng received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Tiago Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Artemio Donio fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ponta da Praia FC's protests and gave Artemio Donio a yellow card for diving instead. After 15 played minutes Ponta da Praia FC got a freekick which was hit by Artemio Donio. In the 17th minute, Artemio Donio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Luo Ang Cheng recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 26 minutes, Luo Ang Cheng managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Açougue Santa Maria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luo Ang Cheng was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Luizinho Velloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Artemio Donio kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Angelo Sotero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artemio Donio in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute Luizinho Velloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Sotero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiago Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel Eger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luo Ang Cheng did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Tiago Neves 44 minutes into the match. Tiago Neves acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 48th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Gilberto Loyola.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Artemio Donio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Luo Ang Cheng's late challenge caught a Ponta da Praia FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luo Ang Cheng helped the player get up and apologised. After 53 played minutes Açougue Santa Maria got a freekick which was hit by Luo Ang Cheng. In the 74th minute, Artemio Donio made a precise shot to the right of Angelo Sotero. Açougue Santa Maria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Tiago Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luo Ang Cheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Ponta da Praia FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Rubinho Vasconcelos hit a great ball. Artemio Donio was shown his second yellow card after 83 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Ponta da Praia FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Artemio Donio hit a great ball. After having played for 85 minutes, Luizinho Velloso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ponta da Praia FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luizinho Velloso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tiago Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luo Ang Cheng in the 95th minute of the match. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Açougue Santa Maria were victorious despite being under pressure from Ponta da Praia FC for much of the match.